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Barrenjoey - the other crags 18-Jun-2012 At 12:32:53 PM sbm

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Ashamed to report that despite doing lots and lots of climbing at SW Barrenjoey, I've never climbed at any of the other crags, beyond some scouting of Trackside and Customs house when walking up to the lighthouse, and a promise that "we really should check out Disorder Corners next time".

I think it's a combination of access (2x to 3x the walk) and the fact that the main crag has been gloriously rebolted in stainless, while the guide promises hideous mank at the other crags. And besides the well-worn classics, the obscure climbs at SW Bjoey quickly become pretty grotty and cobwebbed anyway. There's an element of "if I'm getting this sandy and dirty gardening cracks at the popular crag, I shudder to think of the unpopular ones". May as well go looking for new stuff in Garigal NP or the sea cliffs, which we have done several times.

Perhaps the charm of Barrenjoey Head as a whole is that while it's kinda classified as a Sydney urban crag, it's really a pretty long way to go, and in a relatively wild location (jungle island national park, with 270 degree water views, joined to the mainland by a sandbar).